Single-gender treatment of substance abuse: Effect on treatment retention and completion

Social Work Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 223-232

  Bride, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Retention; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040746585     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/25.4.223     Document Type: Article

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